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EU Must Tackle Risk Perception to Unleash Startup Growth Through 28th Regime & Scaleup Fund

Europe Policy Other Investment Pools and Funds

Europe’s main start-up bottleneck is systemic...

With public actors already supplying a large ...

The EU’s Startup & Scaleup Strategy (28th Reg...

Proposed levers include success-contingent fu...

Europe’s Mid-Market PE Rebound: Dry Powder, AI & Green Catalysts Fuel 2026 Surge

Europe Forecast Other Investment Pools and Funds

Europes mid-market private equity heads into ...

Valuation multiples have reset to more invest...

Return opportunities cluster around AI-enable...

Key risks are delayed distributions from agei...

Apollo’s European Strategy: Shifting Leadership Toward Credit & Insurance, Scaling Back Private Equity

Europe Firms Other Investment Pools and Funds

Apollo is seeking a new head of Europe after ...

The firm is pivoting from leveraged buyouts t...

With about $900bn in assets and roughly $185b...

Europe is a priority market as underdeveloped...

a16z Raises $15B in Tough VC Year, Prediction Markets and Policy Take Center Stage

Americas Firms Other Investment Pools and Funds

a16z closed over $15B across new funds, lifti...

The raise alone represented over 18% of all U...

a16z is framing its strategy around U.S.-led ...

Prediction markets (notably Polymarket and Ka...

A16z’s $15B Raise Shifts VC Power Toward AI, Defense & Infrastructure

Americas Firms Other Investment Pools and Funds

Andreessen Horowitz raised $15B across five n...

Capital is concentrated in growth, AI apps/in...

The funds represent over 18% of U.S. VC dolla...

Founders outside these priority theses or wit...

a16z Raises Massive Fund Amid Sluggish VC Year, Backing AI, Defense & Biotech Growth

Americas Firms Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) raised over $15 bi...

The raise spans growth, apps, infrastructure,...

The fundraising stands out amid a 2025 VC dow...

a16z now manages over $90 billion and frames ...

a16z’s $15B Raise: Signal of U.S. VC Power and Strategic Tech Competition

Americas Firms Other Investment Pools and Funds

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) raised over $15B a...

Capital is allocated to Growth ($6.75B), Apps...

The firm says the raise equals more than 18% ...

a16z frames the fundraising as backing startu...

Private Equity Enters 2026: Aged Portfolios, Exit Pressure & Sector Winners

Americas Forecast Other Investment Pools and Funds

U.S. private-equity firms are sitting on abou...

Dry powder remains large at roughly $880 bill...

Exits rebounded in 2025 but are bifurcated, w...

In 2026, advantage shifts to scaled managers ...

North America PE Fundraising Hits Post-Pandemic Low: Mega-Funds Dominating, Emerging Managers Struggle

Americas Markets Other Investment Pools and Funds

North American private equity fundraising has...

Capital is increasingly concentrated in mega-...

Dry powder remains very high but is starting ...

The market is bifurcating, favoring scale whi...

Why Bloomberg CAPTCHA Blocks Disrupt Market Intelligence and How to Prevent Them

Americas Firms Other Investment Pools and Funds

Bloomberg blocked access after detecting unus...

Common triggers include rapid or automated re...

A block reference ID is provided to share wit...

Such interruptions can disrupt time-sensitive...